New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11
RAILWAY INTERESTS.

EXCURSION TICKETS on TIE PENNSfLVANiA
The brokers are resping rich harvest out Oh
the cheap excursion tickets sold from the Me'. W
tho Pennsylvania Railroad 10 Philadelphia Inc uoA
cts are good through the Constitutional oentohln
Celebration which be held In that city the middle
of this month. They issued at one unlimited iaie
for the round trip or s27 from St. Louis TO Phiade-
phIa, against a limited fare ARMS Oh to New,
York As the fare between New-York and Ihil
ipha for the round Trip Il only -, New-iorh pas
phia for S4l and the margin between this and VA 10
the tariff limited rate, enables the passenger 10 sen
reduce the cost Of his Trip to less tran resa
rates and yet. leave the scaper margin 10 sen AT
profit return coupon 10 traveller gong West.
Tho brokers appear TO have many OF these return
coupons. purchased in this way 4, -
1t is obvious that the New-iork Central ana othef
trunk lines ~ lose considerable Wcstbound business
that the cheap Pennsylvania tickets attract Ihe
other trunk hines declare that the round trip rate os
one unlimited fare was TO be granted by tho Pennsyl-
vania only 10 parties OF twenty -nve or more for
single tickets the excursion rate TO be cents per
mile, or about aodbic The limited rate; ms woua
have mado serious impression on The business Oh
other roads In extending the rate for parties to n
dvduas it is claimed that the Pennsylvania is acting
without the authority of tho trunk hIie committee
connect that they had any material loss in bust
growing out OF this scaping hey arc at liberty
Philadelphia eentcnnia 10 NowN ok a one unlimited
fare. General Passenger Agent Monett said that he
away material amount OF business from tho Central
route. but tho Western connee ions could tell better,
and the matter Of meeting tho Pennsy lvanias rates
left to these connections
A NICE EASTERN STORY SPOILED BY FACTS.
A story was telegraphed from Boston and printed
Yesterday which described consolidation OF int rests
between !.oston and Albany and the New York.
Ncw-HaVen and Hartford and the absorption OF the
New DIRK and England Railroad. tho iorerunner
Of eAtenslyo Improvements that you'd lessen the uno
between this city aud Boston and reduce the New
England road a local carrier 10 was wcll-woNeD
Wen of pro Jects that have ben written fire. laenty
and nov al assertion But F. csdent Clark al uy
butts it, What f. true In the story Il old; what Is
new In II Is fabrication"
The four-traching and other improvements on the
Yew-HaVen road have long teen under contemplation
and are being carried ont RAJ IDLY rs practicable
Whether tho improvements on the Boston ano ALBANY
here but II Is doubted that there any great city
In these But as to the relations between tho Boston
and Albany and the New-IIaven roads there Il no
change they cordial and arranged for the mutual
interests Of the two properties There Is no truth III
statement Of the purchase control OF the New
York and ew-Engand Mr.. Clark said yesterday
that his company not even seeking tho New-Eng
land. -
A. E. Batcman, q prominent director In tho New
York and NewEngland l, denied tho truth OF the
printed story so far II related TO that roag. He
,ptimated that any possible closer combination
between tho other two lines would probably DO In
tended to be ADVERSE 10 the New-Engnnd
The prospect OF any union OF tho three pr'ncipai
Newfoundland lines between the Hudson River ano
Roston was damaged beyond repair for a long time
when tho Clark cement VI the YORK ana New
ENGLAND was turned out by the F1eldBoStwick conbi-
nation.